Celebrities and music fans alike were stunned and devastated to hear on Friday that Adam Yauch had passed away after a three-year battle with throat cancer, and now, Madonna herself is speaking out publicly in honor of the Beastie Boys rapper, who along with his bandmates, opened for her during the 1985 Like A Virgin Tour!

The Beastie Boys were one of a kind! And so was Adam!
They were all an important part of my musical history and integral to the musical revolution that was happening at the time.
I’m very sad to hear about Adam’s passing.
God bless him and his family

Short, sweet, extremely heartfelt, and 100% true!

Another absolutely tragic loss for music this year. So, so sad.

But we're so grateful for all of the music and joy you brought with you during your time here, Adam!

May you R.I.P. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of your family, friends, and loved ones during this time.

Wow, Okra, not that I'd expect much else on this site, but in other words… you're complete trash. And in other more realistic words, she had the Beastie Boys on their first gig, supporting her "Virgin Tour" back in 85.

OF COURSE the old hag would 'remember him' ! All the hip, current singers are, so she has to i n order 'to appear' to be hip and current.. Her publicity people told her she had to 'remember him'….Hag prolly was thinking of new ways to make money, whoring off that ugly daughter of hers …Just say'n ….

Why…I just CAN'T post a picture of ma self ! I was voted the prettiest girl in all of Cowetta County, and , well, I just don't wan't y'all thinking I am trying to be better than all of you, what with my long blonde hair, smooth skin, and vio-let eyes ! And, I sure ain't ugly likely that little WHORE daughter of Madonna's !

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Re: Be-Atch – Not really, hon. Madonna gave the Beastie Boys the big break of their career. While she was the biggest star in the world, the biggest popstar in the world, she chose them, a rap trio, to open for her Virgin Tour in 1985. Meaning: Madonna was already ahead of her time.

Re: Chloe Canacalon –
Smell that, Chloe? This time it's not the scent of your finger coming out of Madonna's ass, but the smell of PRETENSE in the air coming from you. You really need to break out of your tranny little bubble if you think Madonna is even slightly avant-garde. Pushing the envelope? Hardly! Making watered down dance music that sounds almost exactly like something done before and done much better is not pushing the envelope, dear. I can see why the songs you listed would appeal to you. Simple music for simple minds. Somewhere, real avant-garde artists are laughing at you.

Re: Chloe Canacalon –
"the glorious depth and experimentation in Easy Ride and American Life"
ROFL. This has to be a joke, right? Since when was "rapping" about nannies, butlers, and lattes experimentation? Maybe an experiment in how much more lame she can get. That depth of which you speak…a bird bath has more depth, hon.

Re: Chloe Canacalon –
PS. No one mentioned Lady GaGa. You didn't even ask if I liked her or not. However, if mentioning her is your only defense, then it seems like she's much more of a threat to you than to anyone else. Keep scraping at the bottom, dear. Your pseudo-intellect is quite amusing.

Shane Redway -- a Canadian rapper and close friend of Drake's -- was killed early Saturday morning in a car crash. He was just 26 years old.

Redway and two others were killed when their car lost control, struck a guardrail and burst into flames. The crash occurred around 4am outside Pearson International Airport in Toronto. It's unclear who was behind the wheel. Police are investigating the crash.

Drake took to Instagram to remember Redway, posting two different tributes.